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    Nobody Runs Forever (1968)

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    Scobie Malone (Rod Taylor) is a police detective from the Australian outback who is sent by the Premier of NSW (Leo McKern) on a sensitive assignment to the UK to extradite Sir James Quentin (Christopher Plummer) – who is currently serving as the Australian High Commissioner in London – on a charge of murder committed 25 years previously.

    Malone isn’t totally convinced that Sir James is actually guilty but nevertheless intends to carry out his duty to the best of his ability.

    Quentin is taking part in extremely sensitive middle-east peace talks and can not be immediately disturbed, so Malone ends up watching the talks and discovers that someone wants the talks to fail enough to kill Sir James, becoming the diplomat’s unwitting bodyguard in the process.

    Jack Thompson later played Jon Cleary’s Scobie Malone character in the 1975 Aussie film Scobie Malone, based on Cleary’s novel Helga’s Web.

    Unfortunately, it’s a slow and very talky film and did not meet with critical approval upon its release.

    Released in some markets as The High Commissioner.

    Scobie Malone
    Rod Taylor
    Sir James Quentin
    Christopher Plummer
    Sheila Quentin
    Lilli Palmer
    Lisa Pretorius
    Camilla Sparv
    Maria Cholon
    Daliah Lavi
    Joseph
    Clive Revill
    Denzil
    Lee Montague
    Jamaica
    Calvin Lockhart
    Pallain
    Derren Nesbitt
    Julius
    Edric Connor
    Coburn
    Paul Grist
    Pham Chinh
    Burt Kwouk
    Leeds
    Russell Napier
    Ferguson
    Ken Wayne
    Jacko
    Charles Tingwell
    Ambassador Townsend
    Franchot Tone
    Premier Flannery
    Leo McKern
    Sir James’ Assistant
    Nick Tate
    Australian Policeman
    Vincent Ball

    Director
    Ralph Thomas

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